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This has to be the ultimate retro display watch. A homage to Nixie tubes(it even uses vintage tubes from 1968), the unique timepieces were produced in a limited run of 25, which, even at $495, all sold out. OK, you might not be able to actually wear it, but it is undeniably impressive.

Forget the Wii, Nintendo’s finest hour was surely the Super Nintendo. The Mega Drive might well have shifted more units, but the SNES had the games – Super Tennis, Super Mario Kart, Streetfighter II and 3D fest that was Starfox (although let’s be honest, that wasn’t great).

Amazingly, it’s It’s 30 years since the the world’s teens gave up on pinball and slots, replacing it with that arcade classic Space Invaders. And manufacturer Taito isn’t going to let that memorable anniversary pass it by – producing a Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection.

Mobile phones are now officially old enough for ironic retro models to start appearing.

Like this thing – the Mini Mob. Packing your usual basic phone features into a businessman’s phone from 1988, the Mini MOB also plays MP3s and has a camera, plus there’s a MiniSD slot on there for upping your file-carrying potential…